Books like Greek Lessons
12 books with a reading profile close to Greek Lessons by Han Kang. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Cyrus Shams is a young Iranian immigrant living in the Midwest who struggles with sobriety and a fixation on historical martyrdom.
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2
Normal People By Sally Rooney & Milkman By Anna Burns 2 Books Collection Set
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
This collection brings together two distinct portraits of Irish life and social pressure.
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3
No Longer Human
by Junji Ito, Osamu Dazai
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Yozo Oba lives behind a literal and figurative mask, faking a persona of a cheerful clown to hide his profound alienation from the human race.
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell discovers a key in a blue vase belonging to his father, who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Set in New York City during the year 2000, the narrative follows an unnamed narrator who decides to hibernate for an entire year.
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Rosemary Cooke begins her college years by narrating her family's collapse, a disintegration sparked by the disappearance of her sister Fern and her brother Lowell.
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A Pale View of Hills
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Etsuko, a Japanese widow living in England, reflects on a single summer in post-war Nagasaki following the suicide of her eldest daughter, Keiko.
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8
Lanny
by Max Porter
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
Lanny lives in an English village where his unusual sensitivity draws the attention of Dead Papa Toothwort, an ancient, mythical presence woven into the land.
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9
Jesus’ Son
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
Eleven linked stories follow a drifting narrator through the drug-addled margins of the American Midwest and Pacific Northwest in the 1970s.
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10
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
by Elif Shafak
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
Tequila Leila, a sex worker in Istanbul, has been murdered and dumped in a trash bin.
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11
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
Yeong-hye, a South Korean housewife, suddenly stops eating meat after a series of visceral, bloody dreams.
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12
Life Before Man
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Set in Toronto during the late 1970s, the narrative centers on a stagnant love triangle between Elizabeth, her husband Nate, and his lover Lesje.
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